महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-56, verse-52

जर्जरं चास्य विषयं कुर्वन्ति प्रतिरूपकैः ।
स्त्रीरक्षिभिश्च सज्जन्ते तुल्यवेषा भवन्ति च ॥५२॥

52. jarjaraṁ cāsya viṣayaṁ kurvanti pratirūpakaiḥ ,
strīrakṣibhiśca sajjante tulyaveṣā bhavanti ca.

52. jarjaraṃ ca asya viṣayaṃ kurvanti pratirūpakaiḥ
strīrakṣibhiḥ ca sajjante tulyaveṣā bhavanti ca

52. ca asya viṣayaṃ jarjaraṃ kurvanti pratirūpakaiḥ
strīrakṣibhiḥ ca sajjante tulyaveṣā ca bhavanti

52. They ruin his territory with counterfeits, and they become entangled with female guards, adopting the same attire.

Words meanings summery:

• जर्जरम् (jarjaram) - ruined, battered, impaired

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्य (asya) - of this, of him

• विषयम् (viṣayam) - territory, realm, domain, sphere

• कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they make, they do, they render

• प्रतिरूपकैः (pratirūpakaiḥ) - with counterfeits, with forged things, with replicas

• स्त्रीरक्षिभिः (strīrakṣibhiḥ) - with female guards, with female bodyguards

• च (ca) - and, also

• सज्जन्ते (sajjante) - they become attached, they cling, they are engaged or entangled

• तुल्यवेषाः (tulyaveṣāḥ) - having the same attire, of matching dress

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

जर्जरम् (jarjaram) - ruined, battered, impaired

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jarjara

jarjara - ruined, battered, decrepit, frail

Note: Agrees with viṣayam

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

विषयम् (viṣayam) - territory, realm, domain, sphere

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣaya

viṣaya - territory, realm, object of sense, subject

कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they make, they do, they render

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रतिरूपकैः (pratirūpakaiḥ) - with counterfeits, with forged things, with replicas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pratirūpaka

pratirūpaka - counterfeit, image, duplicate

स्त्रीरक्षिभिः (strīrakṣibhiḥ) - with female guards, with female bodyguards

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of strīrakṣin

strīrakṣin - female guard

Compound type : tatpurusha (strī+rakṣin)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• rakṣin – guard, protector
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सज्जन्ते (sajjante) - they become attached, they cling, they are engaged or entangled

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of sañj

Root: sañj (class 1)

तुल्यवेषाः (tulyaveṣāḥ) - having the same attire, of matching dress

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tulyaveṣa

tulyaveṣa - having similar or equal dress

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tulya+veṣa)

• tulya – equal, similar, like
  adjective (masculine)
• veṣa – dress, attire, disguise
  noun (masculine)

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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